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Household of John Dear (born 1821, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sherborne, Dorset, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Dear and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Dear, born in 1821 in Kinton, Somerset, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Dear, born in 1841 in Yeovil Marsh, Somerset, England. They had 4 children; Harriet (born 1871 in Dorset, England), John (born 1873 in Dorset, England), William (born 1875 in Dorset, England) and Susan (born 1878 in Dorset, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Son In Law, Frederick Syms, born in 1864 in Holnest, Dorset, England.


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John Dear's household

Male

John

Dear

Head
Female

Ann

Dear

Wife
Male

Frederick

Syms

Son In Law
Female

Harriet

Difer

Daughter
Male

John

Difer

Son
Male

William

Difer

Son
Female

Susan

Difer

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Dear
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Kinton, Somerset, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Dear

Head

Married

60

1821

Kinton, Somerset, England

Ann

Dear

Wife

Married

40

1841

Yeovil Marsh, Somerset, England

Frederick

Syms

Son In Law

Single

17

1864

Holnest, Dorset, England

Harriet

Difer

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Dorset, England

John

Difer

Son

Single

8

1873

Dorset, England

William

Difer

Son

Single

6

1875

Dorset, England

Susan

Difer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Dorset, England

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